2013–14 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica
2013–14 season
President	Luís Filipe Vieira
Head coach	Jorge Jesus
Stadium	Estádio da Luz
Primeira Liga	1st
Taça de Portugal	Winners
Taça da Liga	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
UEFA Europa League	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Lima (14); All: Lima (21)
Highest home attendance	63,982 v Olhanense; (20 April 2014)
Lowest home attendance	28,848 v Arouca; (6 December 2013)
Average home league attendance	43,613
Biggest win	Benfica 5–0 Gil Vicente; (4 January 2014)
Biggest defeat	Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Benfica; (2 October 2013)
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2013–14 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 110th season in existence and the club's 80th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. It involved Benfica competing in the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga, the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, and the knockout phase in the UEFA Europa League. Benfica qualified for the Champions League by coming second in the previous Primeira Liga.

On 4 June 2013, coach Jorge Jesus renewed his contract for a further two seasons,^[4] making him the first manager since Otto Glória in 1958–59 to start a fifth consecutive season at Benfica.^[5]

The season was one of the best in Benfica's history, as the club won its 33rd title,^[6]^[7] its fifth Taça da Liga (without conceding a single goal), reached the Europa League final for the second consecutive season (without any defeat)^[8] and won its 25th Taça de Portugal achieving the tenth double (record) of the club. By winning the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga, Benfica achieved a unique treble in Portugal.^[9] Benfica also finished the season unbeaten in home matches, and the 57 games played are a club record for a single season.

Events[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

The pre-season started on 1 July 2013 with medical evaluations on the players. After a brief period of exercising at the Caixa Futebol Campus the team was due to travel on 8 July for Évian-les-Bains in France, but on 6 July, it chooses to stay at Futebol Campus instead of travelling to France, but still maintained the three pre-season games against Ètoile Carouge, Bordeaux and Sion.^[10]^[11] The team participated in the semi-finals of the tournament Lisbon Football Association Honour's Cup, where they played against Sporting CP B, using a mix of first team players like Ola John, Rodrigo or Jardel, with the remaining players from Benfica B. In the 3rd/4th place match, Benfica fielded a team with only one first-team player, Paulo Lopes.^[12]^[13] On 24, 26 and 27 July, Benfica faced Peñarol, Levante and Nice at Estádio Algarve, respectively. On 31 July, Benfica played Elche on their presentation game in Elche.^[14] They then took part in the sixth edition of the Eusébio Cup against São Paulo on 3 August, ending their pre-season on 9 August against Napoli as part of the MSC Crociere Cup.^[11]^[15]^[16]

August[edit]

18: Benfica is defeated at Estádio dos Barreiros by Marítimo in their first loss of the season.^[17] Additionally, Benfica continue their negative record in the first matchday, not winning it for the ninth consecutive season, never with Jorge Jesus, and only once during the 10-year term of Luís Filipe Vieira.^[18]^[19]
25: Benfica beat Gil Vicente with a dramatic stoppage time late goal from Lima at the 93rd minute, a minute after Marković equalizing the match. The Serbian armada was decisive in the victory, with both Sulejmani and Đuričić assisting in a goal. Earlier, Diogo Viana made it 1–0 for the gilistas after a Maxi Pereira mistake.^[20]^[21]
29: Benfica draw Paris Saint-Germain, Olympiacos and Anderlecht in the Champions League draw.^[22]
31: In the third matchday against Sporting CP, Benfica draw at the José Alvalade. The lions took the lead after an early goal from Fredy Montero, but Lazar Marković equalized the match in a solo run past three Sporting defenders, finished by rolling the ball under goalkeeper Rui Patrício.^[23]^[24]^[25]

September[edit]

14: Benfica beat Paços de Ferreira, with an early goal from Enzo Pérez, cemented by two goals from Ezequiel Garay, the first time he scored twice at Benfica. Ljubomir Fejsa and Guilherme Siqueira made their club debut.^[26]^[27]
17: In the first day of the Champions League, Benfica beat Anderlecht with a goal from Filip Đuričić on the fourth minute, followed by a Luisão goal at the half-hour mark. Đuričić scored his first goal at Benfica and first Champions League goal, while Luisão scored his fourth Champions League goal. It was Benfica's first clean sheet of the season.^[28]
22: In Guimarães, Benfica beat Vitória de Guimarães 1–0 after a goal from Óscar Cardozo, which rebounded on Marco Matias. Vitória's David Addy was sent off earlier in the match.^[29]
28: Benfica draw with Belenenses, losing the advantage won in the previous round. Both coach and president complained of mistakes of the referee Jorge Tavares.^[30]^[31]

October[edit]

2: In the second round of the Champions League, Benfica is defeated by Paris Saint-Germain in Paris 3–0, with the players received in Lisbon under criticism from the fans.^[32]^[33]
6: At Estoril, Benfica beat the local team 1–2, with goals from Lima and Óscar Cardozo. Despite the win, the team received further criticism from the fans.^[34]^[35]
19: Benfica beat Cinfães in the third round of the Portuguese Cup, with a sole goal from Ola John, in the debut of Ivan Cavaleiro.^[36]^[37]
23: In the third day of the Champions League, at home, Benfica draw before Greek side Olympiacos, with a goal from Óscar Cardozo in the 84th minute. In a rainy night, the pitch became soaked, difficulting the task of the players. Olympiacos' Roberto and Javier Saviola returned to the Estádio da Luz.^[38]
27: Benfica beat Nacional with goals from Guilherme Siqueira and Óscar Cardozo. The Paraguayan ties Nuno Gomes for ninth place in the all-time goalscoring list for Benfica.^[39]^[40]

November[edit]

1: In Coimbra, Benfica trash Académica 3–0, with goals from Óscar Cardozo, and Lazar Marković, with an own goal completing the score.^[41]
6: Benfica lose 1–0 with Olympiacos on the fourth day of the Champions League, at the Karaiskakis Stadium. Roberto won man of the match, saving the Greek team numerous times.^[42]
9: On the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup, Benfica defeat Sporting CP 4–3. A hat-trick from Óscar Cardozo and a late goal from Luisão were enough to defeat the long-time rival. In an emotional match, which ended tied at 3–3 at regular time, the aforementioned goal from Luisão untied the score at overtime.^[43]
19: Jorge Jesus is suspended for 30 days for his actions in Guimarães by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF).^[44]
23: In the tennth league matchday, Benfica beat Braga with a goal in the 73rd minute from Nemanja Matić.^[45]
27: On the fifth day of the Champions League, at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Benfica beat Anderlecht by 3–2 with goals from Nemanja Matić and Rodrigo, and own goal from Chancel Mbemba. It was the club's first win against Anderlecht on Belgian soil.^[46]

December[edit]

1: Benfica beat Rio Ave in Vila do Conde with a goal from Rodrigo and a double from Lima.^[47]
7: In the first game of the twelve matchday, at home, Benfica draw 2–2 with Arouca with a goal from Rodrigo. David Simão, a youth graduate from Benfica, scored the visiting team's only goal.^[48] Jesus received criticism for his options, mostly by using Bruno Cortês in the match.^[49]
10: In the final matchday of the Champions League group stage, Benfica beat Paris Saint-Germain 2–1. Lima and Nicolás Gaitán scored the goals.^[50] It meant the third time in four years, Benfica fails to progress to the knockout round of the Champions League.^[51]
15: At the Estádio do Algarve, Benfica beat Olhanense with goals from Lima, Nemanja Matić and Miralem Sulejmani. Goalkeeper Jan Oblak made his debut for Benfica following an injury to regular starter Artur.^[52]^[53]
20: Benfica beat Vitória de Setúbal at the Estádio do Bonfim, with goals from Rodrigo and Lima.^[54]
31: In the first day of the League Cup, Benfica beat Nacional after an own goal from Mexer.^[55]

January[edit]

4: In the fifth round of the Portuguese Cup, Benfica defeat Gil Vicente with a double from Rodrigo and Lima, plus another from Lazar Marković.^[56]
5: Eusébio, former Benfica player, dies aged 71.^[57]
12: Benfica beat Porto 2–0 with goals from Rodrigo and Ezequiel Garay.^[58] In a nearly sold out stadium, all Benfica players wore a black ribbon and all names on the back of the players' shirts were of Eusébio. Benfica returned to the first position on the table, after losing it to Porto in their previous league match. It was also the first time since 2009 that Benfica defeated Porto in a league match.^[59]
15: Benfica sells Nemanja Matić to Chelsea.^[60]
16: On the second matchday of the League Cup, Benfica beat Leixões 2–0, with goals from Filip Đuričić and Ivan Cavaleiro, both scoring their first goals of the season.^[61]
19: Benfica defeat Marítimo, with a double from Rodrigo.^[62]
25: On third day of the League Cup, Benfica beat Gil Vicente with a goal from Miralem Sulejmani.^[63] Benfica will face Porto in the semi-finals.^[64]
31: Benfica sells Rodrigo and André Gomes to an investment firm. Both remain at Benfica until the end of the season.^[65]

February[edit]

1: Benfica draw with Gil Vicente, at the Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, with a goal from Lima; Óscar Cardozo misses a penalty.^[66]
5: In the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Cup, Benfica beat Penafiel with a goal from Miralem Sulejmani.^[67]
11: On matchday 18, Benfica beat Sporting CP 2–0, with goals from Nicolás Gaitán and then an individual effort by Enzo Pérez.^[68] The match was scheduled to be played on February 9, but was postponed after the Estádio da Luz faced technical difficulties.^[69]
16: On the 19th matchday, Benfica beat Paços de Ferreira at the Estádio da Mata Real, with goals from Ezequiel Garay and Lazar Marković.^[70]
20: In the Round of 32 of the Europa League, Benfica defeat PAOK in Greece, with a goal from Lima.^[71]
24: In matchday 20, Benfica beat Vitória de Guimarães, with a sole goal from Lazar Marković.^[72]
25: Mário Coluna passes away at age 78.^[73]
27: Benfica beat PAOK 3–0, with goals from Nicolás Gaitán, Lima and Lazar Marković, ensuring progression to the Round of 16.^[74]

March[edit]

2: In matchday 21, Benfica beat Belenenses with a sole goal from Nicolás Gaitán.^[75]
9: On the 22nd matchday, Benfica faces Estoril, winning 2–0 with goals from Luisão and Rodrigo.^[76]
13: In the Round of 16 of the Europa League, Benfica beat Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane, with a goal from Rodrigo and a double from Luisão.^[77]
17: On matchday 23, Benfica beat Nacional at the Estádio da Madeira 4–2, with goals from Lima and Rodrigo, plus a double from Ezequiel Garay.^[78]
20: In the second leg of the Round of 16, Benfica eliminate Tottenham Hotspur after a 2–2 draw. Goals were scored by Ezequiel Garay and Lima.^[79]
23: On matchday 24, Benfica beat Académica with a double from Lima and another from Enzo Pérez.^[80]
26: In the first leg of the semi-finals of the Portuguese Cup, Benfica lose to Porto at the Estádio do Dragão, with an early header from Jackson Martínez.^[81]
30: On matchday 25, Benfica beat Braga at the Estádio Municipal de Braga with a goal from Lima.^[82]

April[edit]

3: In the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Europa League, Benfica beat AZ at AFAS Stadion with a goal from Eduardo Salvio.^[83]
7: On matchday 26, Benfica beat Rio Ave 4–0, with goals from Rodrigo, Nicolás Gaitán and a double from Óscar Cardozo, both from the penalty kick.^[84]
10: In the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Europa League, Benfica beat AZ Alkmaar 2–0, with a double from Rodrigo, progressing to face Juventus in the semi-finals.^[85]^[86]
13: On matchday day 27, Benfica beat Arouca with goals from Rodrigo and Nicolás Gaitán, only needing three points to win the championship with three matches left on the season.^[87]
17: In the second leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals, Benfica beat Porto 3–1 in a high-profile, high-pressure match, eliminating them and reaching the second consecutive Portuguese Cup final. Goals were scored by Eduardo Salvio, Enzo Pérez and with an individual effort, André Gomes scored the decisive goal.^[88]
21: On matchday 28, Benfica beat Olhanense with a double from Lima, winning their record 33rd title, with two games to spare.^[89]^[90]
24: In the first leg of the Europa League semi-finals, Benfica beat Juventus by 2–1 with goals from Ezequiel Garay and Lima, taking a precious advantage for the second leg.^[91]
27: In the semi-finals of the League Cup, Benfica eliminate Porto, this time away at the Estádio do Dragão, on penalty kicks after a null at the end of regular time.^[92]

May[edit]

1: In the second leg of the semi-finals of the Europa League, Benfica draw to Juventus at Juventus Stadium, eliminating the Italian club from the Europa League. Benfica will play their second consecutive European final, albeit without Enzo Pérez, Lazar Marković and Eduardo Salvio.^[93]^[94]
4: On matchday 29, an already-crowned Champion and with some key players resting for the upcoming Europa League finals, Benfica faced Vitória de Setúbal and draw 1–1, with a goal from André Gomes.^[95]
7: At the League Cup final in Leiria, Benfica beat Rio Ave 2–0, with goals from Rodrigo and Luisão, thus conquering their fifth Taça da Liga.^[96]
10: In the final matchday of the championship, a resting Benfica lose to Porto at the Estádio do Dragão 2–1, with a goal from Enzo Pérez. Benfica end the campaign 13 points ahead of rivals Porto.^[97]^[98]
15: In the Europa League final against Sevilla, Benfica lose on the penalty kicks after Óscar Cardozo and Rodrigo each have their shots defended. It is the club's third loss in the Europa League finals.^[99]
18: In the Portuguese Cup final, Benfica defeat Rio Ave with a sole goal from Nicolás Gaitán, conquering their 25th Cup and establishing a record treble, winning both domestic cups and the Primeira Liga championship.^[100]^[101]

Stadium[edit]

Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Estádio da Luz (65,647 / 105x68m)
Training ground	Caixa Futebol Campus

Players[edit]

Squad information[edit]

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK	Artur	33	2011	93	0	2015	Free
3	CB	S. Vitória	27	2013	0	0	2017	Free
4	CB	Luisão (captain)	33	2003	370	33	2017	€3.0M
5	DM	Fejsa	25	2013	0	0	2018	€5.0M
6	CM	R. Amorim	29	2008	105	6	2017	€1.0M	Originally from youth system
7	FW	Cardozo	31	2007	261	161	2016	€11.6M
8	RW	Sulejmani	25	2013	0	0	2018	Free
9	FW	Funes Mori	23	2013	0	0	2018	Free
10	AM	F. Djuricic	22	2013	0	0	2018	€6.0M
11	FW	Lima	30	2012	49	30	2016	€4.0M
12	LB	Cortez	27	2013	0	0	2014	Loan
13	GK	Paulo Lopes	36	2012	5	0	2014	Free	Originally from youth system
14	RB	Maxi	30	2007	248	16	2015	€6.7M
15	LW	John	22	2012	42	4	2017	€8.0M
16	LB	G. Siqueira	28	2013	0	0	2014	Free
18	RW	Salvio	23	2012	89	23	2017	€13.5M	Played on loan in the 2010–11 season
19	FW	Rodrigo	23	2011	77	27	2019	€6.0M
20	LW	Nico Gaitán	26	2010	136	18	2018	€8.4M
21	DM	Matic	25	2011	77	6	2018	Free
22	CB	Mitrovic	24	2013	0	0	2018	€1.1M
23	RW	Urreta	24	2008	27	2	2015	€1.26M
24	CB	Garay	27	2011	87	4	2015	€5.5M
28	RB	Sílvio	26	2013	0	0	2014	Loan	Originally from youth system
30	DM	A. Gomes	20	2012	18	2	2019	Youth system
33	CB	Jardel	28	2011 (Winter)	68	2	2018	€0.5M
34	FB	A. Almeida	23	2011	38	0	2018	Free
35	CM	Pérez	28	2011	51	4	2016	€5.5M
41	GK	Oblak	21	2010	0	0	2018	€1.7M
50	LW	L. Markovic	20	2013	0	0	2018	€6.25M

Source: S.L. Benfica (for EU passport, country as international player, contract ending and transfer fee)
Ordered by squad number.

Transfers in[edit]

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
8	RW	Miralem Sulejmani	24	Ajax	Transfer	Summer	2018	Free	Record, A Bola
10	AM	Filip Đuričić	21	Heerenveen	Transfer	Summer	2018	€6.0M	A Bola
	RW	Jorge Rojas	20	Cerro Porteño	Transfer	Summer	2018	€1.2M	A Bola
22	CB	Stefan Mitrović	23	Kortrijk	Transfer	Summer	2018	€1.1M	Benfica
50	LW	Lazar Marković	19	Partizan	Transfer	Summer	2018	€6.25M	A Bola
3	CB	Steven Vitória	26	Estoril	Transfer	Summer	2017	Free	Benfica
2	CB	Lisandro López	23	Arsenal	Transfer	Summer	2018	€5.0M	Benfica
31	AM	Luis Fariña	22	Racing	Transfer	Summer	2018	€3.5M	Sapo Desporto
	LW	Pizzi	23	Atlético Madrid	Transfer	Summer	2018	Undisclosed	Atlético Madrid
9	FW	Rogelio Funes Mori	22	River Plate	Transfer	Summer	2018	100% of Rodrigo Mora	Record
5	MF	Ljubomir Fejsa	24	Olympiacos	Transfer	Summer	2018	€5M	Maisfutebol
12	LB	Bruno Cortês	26	São Paulo	Loan	Summer	2014	N/A	A Bola
28	RB	Sílvio	25	Atlético Madrid	Loan	Summer	2014	N/A	Atlético Madrid
16	LB	Guilherme Siqueira	27	Granada	Loan	Summer	2014	Free	Benfica
6	CM	Rúben Amorim	28	Braga	Loan return	Summer	2014	N/A
41	GK	Jan Oblak	20	Rio Ave	Loan return	Summer	2016	N/A

Total expenditure: €27.0 million

Transfers out[edit]

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
10	AM	Pablo Aimar	33	Johor Darul Takzim	End of contract	Summer	Free	A Bola
27	CB	Miguel Vítor	24	PAOK	End of contract	Summer	Free	PAOK
	CM	Carlos Martins	31	Benfica B	Demoted	Summer	Free
	AM	David Simão	23	Arouca	Transfer	Summer	Free	Maisfutebol
	LW	Nolito	26	Celta de Vigo	Transfer	Summer	€2.6M	Celta de Vigo
	AM	Felipe Menezes	25	Palmeiras	Transfer	Summer	Free	Palmeiras
	MF	Nuno Coelho	25	Arouca	Transfer	Summer	Free	A Bola
	MF	José Luis Fernández	25	Godoy Cruz	Transfer	Summer	Free	Diario Uno
	MF	Diego Lopes	19	Rio Ave	Transfer	Summer	Free	Rio Ave
	CB	Roderick	22	Rio Ave	Transfer	Summer	Free	Rio Ave
	FW	Rodrigo Mora	25	River Plate	Transfer	Summer	€3.5M (50% of Funes Mori)	O Jogo
	LB	Luisinho	28	Deportivo La Coruña	Transfer	Summer	Free	Deportivo
	FW	Hugo Vieira	24	Braga	Transfer	Summer	Free	O Jogo
	FW	Alípio	21	Omonia Nicosia	Transfer	Summer	Free	Omonoia
	GK	Júlio César	26		Contract terminated	Summer	Free	A Bola
	LB	Lorenzo Melgarejo	22	Kuban Krasnodar	Transfer	Summer	€5M	CMVM
31	FW	Alan Kardec	24	Palmeiras	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed	Palmeiras
	FW	Nélson Oliveira	21	Rennes	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed	Stade Rennais
	CB	Sidnei	23	Espanyol	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed	Espanyol
	LW	Pizzi	23	Espanyol	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed	Espanyol
	FW	Michel	26	Al Wakrah	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed	Maisfutebol
	AM	Luis Fariña	22	Bani Yas	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed	Maisfutebol
	FW	Franco Jara	24	Estudiantes (LP)	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed	Record
	CB	Lisandro López	23	Getafe	Loan	Summer	Undisclosed	Marca
12	LB	Bruno Cortês	26	São Paulo	Loan end	Winter	Free	Globoesporte
22	CB	Stefan Mitrović	23	Real Valladolid	Loan	Winter	Undisclosed	Real Vallolid
15	LW	Ola John	21	Hamburg	Loan	Winter	Undisclosed	DN
21	CM	Nemanja Matić	24	Chelsea	Transfer	Winter	€25M	BBC
	GK	Roberto	24	Atlético Madrid	Transfer	Winter	€6M

Total income: €42.1 million

Technical staff[edit]

Position	Staff
Manager	Jorge Jesus
Assistant managers	Raúl José Miguel Quaresma Minervino Pietra
Fitness coach	Mário Monteiro
Goalkeeping coach	Hugo Oliveira
Club doctors	João Paulo Almeida Bento Leitão
Physiotherapists	Carlos Costa Paulo Rebelo Telmo Firmino
Opposition scout	Marco Pedroso
Director of football	Lourenço Pereira Coelho
B team manager	Hélder Cristóvão

Last updated: 17 June 2013
Source: S.L. Benfica

Pre-season friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss

13 July 2013 Friendly	Étoile Carouge	1–6	Benfica	Carouge, Switzerland
19:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Delley 36'	Report	Salvio 13', 38' Lima 20' Sulejmani 49', 76' Urretaviscaya 61'	Stadium: Stade de la Fontenette

14 July 2013 Friendly	Benfica	3–3	Bordeaux	Nyon, Switzerland
19:00 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Lima 4', pen.' López 62' Salvio 67'	Report	Sertic 23' Saivet 44', 90+1'	Stadium: Centre sportif de Colovray Nyon

16 July 2013 Friendly	Sion	2–3	Benfica	Coppet, Switzerland
18:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Veloso 72' Marques 81'	Report	Lima 44' Marković 60', 68'	Stadium: Stade de Copet Attendance: 4,000

20 July 2013 Taça de Honra	Benfica	1–2	Sporting CP	Estoril, Portugal
21:15 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Soares 6'	Report	Reis 34' Fokobo 52'	Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Referee: Quitério Almeida

21 July 2013 Taça de Honra	Belenenses	0–0 (5–6 p.)	Benfica	Estoril, Portugal
18:30 WEST (UTC+01:00)		Report		Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Referee: Pedro Silva

24 July 2013 Friendly	Benfica	1–1	Peñarol	Portimão, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Marković 17'	Report	Rodríguez 23'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Referee: Bruno Paixão

26 July 2013 Friendly	Benfica	2–1	Levante	Faro, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Lima 55', 90+4' (pen.)	Report	El Zhar 29'	Stadium: Estádio do Algarve Referee: Paulo Baptista

27 July 2013 Friendly	Benfica	2–1	Nice	Faro, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Marković 11' Lima 13'	Report	Eysseric 33' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio do Algarve Referee: Bruno Esteves

31 July 2013 Friendly	Elche	1–3	Benfica	Elche, Spain
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Stevanović 60'	Report	Rodrigo 17', 22', 26'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

3 August 2013 Eusébio Cup	Benfica	0–2	São Paulo	Lisbon, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Aloísio 53' Toloi 63'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,638 Referee: Duarte Gomes

9 August 2013 MSC Crociere Cup	Napoli	2–1	Benfica	Naples, Italy
19:45 WEST (UTC+01:00)	Behrami 8' Higuaín 70'	Report	Luisão 44'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Carmine Russo

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Primeira Liga	—	1st	18 August 2013	11 May 2014
Taça de Portugal	Third round	Winners	19 October 2013	18 May 2014
Taça da Liga	Group stage	Winners	30 December 2013	7 May 2014
UEFA Champions League	Group stage	Group stage	17 September 2013	10 December 2013
UEFA Europa League	Round of 32	Runners-up	20 February 2014	14 May 2014

Updated to match played 18 May 2014
Source: Competitions

Primeira Liga[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Benfica (C)	30	23	5	2	58	18	+40	74	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Sporting CP	30	20	7	3	54	20	+34	67	Qualification to Champions League group stage
3	Porto	30	19	4	7	57	25	+32	61	Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4	Estoril	30	15	9	6	42	26	+16	54	Qualification to Europa League group stage
5	Nacional	30	11	12	7	43	33	+10	45	Qualification to Europa League play-off round

Source: LPFP (in Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
(Note: LPFP decided that only criteria 1, 5, 6 and 7 would be applied to establish the classification during the competition.)
(C) Champions

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	23	5	2	58	18	+40	74	12	3	0	30	6	+24	11	2	2	28	12	+16

Last updated: 4 May 2014.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L
Position	9	8	7	5	4	5	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]